Uefa have confirmed that Israel’s ‘home’ Nations League fixture against the Republic of Ireland in Hungary on September 27th will be open to spectators. The FAI, however, will not request a ticket allocation for the 20,000 capacity Nagyerdei Stadium in Debrecen.
“As is always the case, we are responsible for selling tickets to the Israeli fans,” said an Israeli FA spokesperson. “The visiting team is responsible for selling tickets to its own supporters and also has the ability to identify them individually. Once they decided not to sell tickets, that was solely their decision.”
The FAI declined to comment.
Due to ongoing security concerns, Israel have played all their home internationals at neutral venues, mainly in Hungary, since October 2023. Over 2,000 fans attended their Nations League games in Budapest against Italy in 2024 and France last year.
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